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Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart. – Honore de Balzac

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It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality. – Samuel Johnson

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We will have bigger bureaucracies, bigger labor unions, and bigger state-run corporations. It will be harder to be an entrepreneur because of punitive taxes and regulations. The rewards of success will be expropriated for the sake of attaining greater income equality. – Arthur C. Brooks

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Marriage equality is about more than just marriage. Its about something greater. Its about acceptance. – Charlize Theron

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Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, sure does get in the way of coordination. – Mary Douglas

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